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迟到的警报The Late Warning

HSK 2Story 4 of 12138 characters2 min

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孩子们去找住在河边的李奶奶。她以前住在下河街,现在住在镇上的另一边。

李奶奶说:“那天晚上,我先听到很大的水声,后来才听到广播。”

小雨问:“广播说了什么?”

“它说大家不用担心。”李奶奶回答,“可是水已经进了我的家。”

她从柜子里拿出一只旧鞋。鞋上还有泥。“这是我孙子的鞋。他没有找到。”

三个孩子安静下来。李奶奶把鞋放回柜子,轻轻地关上门。

Vocabulary

  • 警报jǐngbàowarning alarm
  • 担心dānxīnworry
  • 泥nímud
  • 孙子sūnzigrandson
  • 轻轻地qīngqīng degently

Grammar

迟后动作:“先……后来才……”

Belated Action with '先……后来才……'

先 + Event A, 后来才 + Event B

Stresses that Event B happened noticeably late or with an unexpected delay.

那天晚上,我先听到很大的水声,后来才听到广播。

Questions

  1. 李奶奶什么时候听到广播?
  2. 她的孙子发生了什么?
  3. 鞋上有什么?

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